Maine Memory Network

Pepperell Weavers, Biddeford, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Pepperell Mills weavers, Biddeford, ca. 1925

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1925 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Weaver property, E. Side Pleasant Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Lizzie M. Weaver Use: Storage

Weaver property, Rear E. Side Pleasant Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Lizzie M. Weaver Use: Dwelling

Morgan residence, Petersburgh, New York, 1996-1997

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996–1997 Location: Petersburgh Client: Bob Morgan Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol Wilson | Tom Hall Architects

Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms

According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

Back to School

Public education has been a part of Maine since Euro-American settlement began to stabilize in the early eighteenth century. But not until the end of the nineteenth century was public education really compulsory in Maine.

Southwest Harbor Public Library

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Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"Although she was a talented weaver and skillful homemaker she needed help to assure the future of her children."

Co-founding Halcyon Yarn and learning to weave
by Hector Jaeger

Moving to Maine, Halcyon Yarn, and rediscovering the joy of weaving

Tapestry, Seine Twine and Burlesque
by Barbara Burns

My work as a tapestry artist and dancer in Maine.